Todd Boehly Thread

[Vytis33 1,055]

 

[lucio 5,418]

👏 👏👏👏 👏

[Fernando 6,378]

We might get relegated in the coming season with these owners. 

[Johnnyeye 7,415]

this is what happens when you have a clueless owner in charge of the club, Roman is irreplaceable.

[OneMoSalah 8,616]

Embarrassing. Hope he’s happy with himself. Fucking clueless. 

[Laylabelle 9,304]

It's hard when you have a clueless owner who seems to have limited understanding of what works. Just buying because of names it seems. Nothing is like woohey right man for the role....

[Fulham Broadway 16,424]

Winning 4 out of 21 under Abramovich would be unthinkable - wouldnt happen.

New ownership has created the low expectations and the notion that mediocrity is the new normal. 

The press conferences, and post match excuses - we played well, bla bla bla is the equivalent of the slow boiling of the frog. Put a frog in boiling water and the horror is immediately apparent.  Put a frog in cold water and slowly heat it, it barely notices before it dies...

[OneMoSalah 8,616]

2 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Winning 4 out of 21 under Abramovich would be unthinkable - wouldnt happen.

New ownership has created the low expectations and the notion that mediocrity is the new normal. 

The press conferences, and post match excuses - we played well, bla bla bla is the equivalent of the slow boiling of the frog. Put a frog in boiling water and the horror is immediately apparent.  Put a frog in cold water and slowly heat it, it barely notices before it dies...

Exactly. We won trophies with Roman and managers here because the culture and expectations were obvious. Do well or your out.

It feels like we could finish anywhere between 10-15th and Potter would of still been here until only what a week ago?

In all honesty I wouldn’t be surprised if any prospective managers we are speaking to are looking at us and going yeah it’s Chelsea but is it really going to be worth it? Barring the guys who are lesser established. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,424]

45 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Exactly. We won trophies with Roman and managers here because the culture and expectations were obvious. Do well or your out.

It feels like we could finish anywhere between 10-15th and Potter would of still been here until only what a week ago?

In all honesty I wouldn’t be surprised if any prospective managers we are speaking to are looking at us and going yeah it’s Chelsea but is it really going to be worth it? Barring the guys who are lesser established. 

When Abramovich and Buck were sacking managers for a couple of losses, or for looking at Roman in a funny way, whatever, there was shock and emotion from fans and the media, and backroom staff at the brutality. However it turned out that ruthlessness was a 100% winning formula in terms of titles and trophies.

The real tragedy is that any new manager now, will get away with 10-15 losses, and it will seem an 'improvement' - an 'acceptable' position. People better start getting used to it.

On the positive a few tweaks could have an immediate turnaround - starting with some leaders on the pitch. 

[TheHulk 1,424]

 

[kellzfresh 7,226]

Announce Enrique and end this madness. Stop hiring managers who don't have a pattern of play, a system, a philosophy. We had Tuchel, Conte and Sarri who had this and ended up winning trophies. They didn't tinker their formations for any opponent. Guardiola, Ancelloti, Klopp does not tinker formations for anyone. These are top level managers whose philosophy can handle any tactics or situation and they force the players to abide by the system.

That is what Enrique will bring. Announce Enrique to come and take over even if it is in the summer. So that we fans can have a reason to endure this torture.

[Fernando 6,378]

Kind of reminds of QPR with new owner when they came in. They really managed bad and went down. 

 

[Fernando 6,378]

Todd Boehly tells Chelsea squad season is ‘embarrassing’ in post-game speech

• Co-owner visits dressing room after defeat by Brighton
• His aim was to motivate players before Real Madrid tie

 

 

Jacob Steinberg

@JacobSteinberg

Mon 17 Apr 2023 09.55 EDT

 

Todd Boehly attempted to rouse Chelsea’s players before Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Real Madrid by delivering a speech in the dressing room after the defeat by Brighton on Saturday, during which the American described the club’s season as “embarrassing”.

The co-owner was joined by his fellow board members, Behdad Eghbali and Hansjörg Wyss, when he addressed the squad after Chelsea fell to their third consecutive defeat. Boehly, who had been barracked by supporters during the Brighton game, waited for Lampard to finish talking to the players before stepping up to makeclear that the hierarchy expected far better after spending close to £600m on signings since buying the club last summer.

 

About an hour passed before Boehly, Eghbali and Wyss were seen exiting the dressing room and although it is not unusual for owners to speak to players, one insider said that “the whole thing was weird”.

It is understood that one senior player, signed for a large fee in the past 12 months, was singled out for heavy criticism. That player, whose identity is not being disclosed, is believed to be disillusioned with the situation and cut a disgruntled figure in training before Chelsea attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg against Madrid.

Although Boehly made clear his displeasure with the team’s form, Boehly’s broader intention was to motivate the players before the biggest game of the season. He said the Madrid match represented a chance for Chelsea, who are 11th in the Premier League and at risk of not qualifying for Europe, to salvage the campaign.

Kepa Arrizabalaga insisted there was nothing unusual about Boehly’s speech. “Todd comes to the changing room in every game,” Chelsea’s goalkeeper said. “He had different chats with us after different games. I am not going to say what he said. It is normal when he came.”

Chelsea have toiled since Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the club from Roman Abramovich last year. They have spent big on transfers but have seen little for their investment on the pitch. Chelsea exited both domestic cups early and the decision to install Graham Potter as head coach after the sacking of Thomas Tuchel last September backfired. Potter lasted seven months before being fired and Chelsea have since placed Lampard in temporary charge.

It is understood the poor results have caused alarm over Chelsea’s financial position. There are concerns over Financial Fair Play and there have been suggestions that almost every player will be up for sale this summer. Liverpool are stepping up their attempts to sign Mason Mount, whose contract expires at the end of next season. Mount has shown no signs of extending his deal.

Other academy players such as Conor Gallagher, Trevoh Chalobah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Levi Colwill and Callum Hudson-Odoi could leave. Selling them would represent pure profit in FFP terms. Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign the France forward Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig.

Boehly also stole the headlines last week when he predicted that Chelsea would beat Madrid 3-0 at the Bernabéu. Carlo Ancelotti’s side made a mockery of that prediction thanks to goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio. Chelsea lost Ben Chilwell to a red card and Kalidou Koulibaly to a hamstring injury that will keep the centre-back out for several weeks.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/17/todd-boehly-tells-Chelsea-season-embarrassing-dressing-room-brighton-real-madrid

Edited April 17, 2023 by Fernando

[lucio 5,418]

We need new owners or the club will drown. 

[DDA 9,570]

What the fuck are these owners playing at lol. 

Ridiculous to be getting involved soo heavily with the match day dressing room.

[ZAPHOD2319 3,910]

2 minutes ago, DDA said:

What the fuck are these owners playing at lol. 

Ridiculous to be getting involved soo heavily with the match day dressing room.

Kepa said that Boehly comes in after every game. He is usually very cordial. This time because he said it was embarrassing and they could put things right with a win against RM, people are taking notice. I don't like some of the things they are doing, but being passionate about us winning is something I will not fault them for doing.  

[manpe 10,857]

2 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Kepa said that Boehly comes in after every game. He is usually very cordial. This time because he said it was embarrassing and they could put things right with a win against RM, people are taking notice. I don't like some of the things they are doing, but being passionate about us winning is something I will not fault them for doing.  

Passionate about their investment not tanking*

[robsblubot 3,259]

1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Kepa said that Boehly comes in after every game. He is usually very cordial. This time because he said it was embarrassing and they could put things right with a win against RM, people are taking notice. I don't like some of the things they are doing, but being passionate about us winning is something I will not fault them for doing.  

Players are usually a very united group--they have their own private chat and talk among themselves quite a bit.
The locker room in football can be a bit of a sacred place, and people who don't belong shouldn't be there often. At a special moment, like before a big game, sure, but not on a regular basis.

What happens is that players can become detached, rolling eyes, and that can even hurt the sway managers can have with the group, like "how can the manager work with these clowns? is he a part of it?"